WS Famous Examples

F A M O U S E X A M P L E S

Tony Banks used a lot the Korg WS on this album (jointly with a Roland JD-800 and an Ensoniq VFX). He also used these synths - among others - during the "The Way We Walk" tour (he replaced the VFX by a SD-1). You can hear the RAM3 21 "Analog Strings" Performance as a soft pad during the "Fading Lights" (Track 12) song beginning. Middle part of this long progressive song includes a large synth solo when you can recognize the ROM 04 "Mini Lead" slightly modified Performance:

According to a Steve Porcaro interview (he programmed and played synths on original songs from this Michael Jackson's double album), pads from "Stranger In Moscow" (CD2 - Track 3) contained Korg WS Performances:

You can clearly recognize a Korg WS Wave Sequence during the "Planet Of New Orleans" (Track 11) introduction, just after the wonderful Mark Knopfler's guitar solo. This Wave Sequence is played then during the whole song:

George Duke used a Korg WS - among other synths - for this album. You can for example hear it during the "Genesis" (Track 1) introduction (which is also the whole album introduction):

This Rock british group used a Korg WS for this album. You can for example clearly recognize the ROM 46 "RhythmOfTheWave" Performance during the musical break from "The Devil You Know" (Track 2) song:

Genesis "The Way We Walk - Volume Two: The Longs" (Atlantic ©1993)
Genesis "The Way We Walk"

As mentioned above, Tony Banks included a Korg WS in his set during the "The Way We Walk" tour. There are several examples that we could mention here, but one of my prefered is the pad entry during the "Firth Of Fifth" Mike Rutherford's guitar solo from the "Old Medley" (Track 1) song:

You can hear here all the Korg WS powerful when it is placed in a mix!

Korg WS has been included into the synths set of this german group's album. You can for example hear a typical vector evolutive pad during the introduction of "Penguin Reference" (Track 8):

Another "King of Pop" reference... You can hear a great groovy Korg WS drum kit used during the "Dangerous" (Track 14) song:

Tommy Greer "Angel's Kiss" (Unison Music ©1995)

A New Age CD good for meditation. Tommy Greer used a Korg WS on it. You can for example hear wave sequences during the "Vale Of Glendalough" (Track 6) and "Jacob's Ladder" (Track 10) songs:

This album contains Korg WS SR sounds. Aerial, voicey, glassey or strings pads really all seem to come from this synth. Introduction from "Another Cup Of Coffee" (Track 2) includes a typical wave sequence with additional percussive sound:

This duo constituted by a german and an icelandic musicians play an interesting Ethnic/New Age music. On this album , you can clearly recognize a Korg WS wave sequence background during all "Ah Bobé" (Track 2) song:

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